音标:['sә:fit] ;
n. 过食, 过度, 恶心
vt. 使厌腻, 使沉溺于
vi. 饮食过度
n. the state of being more than full
v. supply or feed to surfeit
v. indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
词型变化:过去分词 : surfeited ; 名词复数形式 : surfeits ; 过去式 : surfeited ; 现在分词 : surfeiting ; 第三人称单数 : surfeits
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词88%
动词12%

surfeit的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. A surfeit of rich food is bad for you.多吃油腻食物对身体有害。
  2. There has been a surfeit of plays about divorce on the TV recently.最近有关离婚的电视剧太多了。
用作动词(v.)
  1. It's no good for your health to surfeit yourself.暴饮暴食有碍你的健康。
  2. They were surfeited with entertainment.他们过分沉溺于玩乐了。

经典引文

  • Mary's fault..was a surfeit of certainty.

    出自:F. Weldon
  • Mama had provided a surfeit of vegetables.

    出自:A. Lee
【近义词】

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